Quirkless Hero

Chapter 172 - 172: Malpractice

In the end, Midoriya reluctantly accepted part of what All For One had said.

Hero society did have serious flaws. That much was undeniable.

That was why, when news of his situation spread online, so many people stood behind him.

Midoriya was a harre hero fan. He knew hero laws inside and out. He had often debated online about the problems within modern hero society.

The "Hero Laws" were officially established five years after All Might's debut.

And there was one more important detail—

U.A. High School.

All Might's alma mater.

A school built specifically to train future heroes.

Before All Might became a hero, crime-fighting heroes had already existed in society. They were the early version of what would later be called "Pro Heroes."

U.A. was founded by people who believed in justice.

Its purpose was to raise heroes whould bring peace to a chaotic world.

Back then, crime and hero battles were everywhere.

Heroes fought villains in the streets, in broad daylight. It was a daily occurrence.

At the time, society's order was maintained not by the government, but by three forces—

The Yakuza.

The wealthy and powerful business families.

And the heroes who stood up for justice.

The Japanese government was weak. Laws were a joke.

If a villain attacked, civilians wouldn't go to the police for help.

They would turn to heroes or even the Yakuza—because in that era, the police wouldn't lift a finger.

The government was useless.

The laws meant nothing.

The Yakuza and business elites only acted in their own interest.

And there were far more villains than heroes willing to fight for justice.

In that brutal time, those with powerful Quirks thrived, while those with weak Quirks lived in fear.

Collateral damage from hero-villain battlesuld easily take innocent lives.

It was an era of darkness and chaos.

Then, All Might arrived.

He crushed villains with overwhelming speed and power.

He appeared with a booming laugh, bringing hope to the people.

He became a symbol. A lighthouse in the storm.

As he fought crime, he also worked alongside the police and government.

He rebuilt the people's trust in the system.

More and more people were inspired by him and stepped forward to bme heroes.

And in that moment, the profession of "Hero" was officially born—

And crime, for the first time, was forced into retreat.

The creation of the "Hero Law" happened at a time when many "Pro Heroes" were already active in society. The Japanese government had tonsider one important question: how should they manage these heroes?

At first, the government wanted heroes to join the police force and follow orders like regular officers.

But... that idea was immediately rejected by the heroes. What a joke!

Where was the government when ordinary people were suffering?

Where was the government when heroes were risking their lives?

A simple apology like "the government was powerless" wasn't going to cut it. Heroes worked hard to restore the government's credibility and image—it wasn't just so the governmentuld turn around and take fullntrol of them.

Even though All Might tried his best to persuade the heroes tooperate with the Japanese government, most of them disagreed. After all, they were the ones doing the hard work, while the government just sat back and took credit. That wasn't fair at all!

This led to the birth of the "Hero Law," which made "hero" an official profession and allowed them to freely use their Quirks, similar to America's gun laws. However, heroes weren't allowed to kill criminals on their own—they had to hand them over to the government for trial.

But even with this law in place, many heroes still felt it was unfair. That was until something happened that suddenly shifted public opinion.

During a battle, a hero accidentally injured innocent civilians, resulting in three deaths and seven serious injuries. Society's attitude changed instantly.

Many citizens started to believe that heroes should bentrolled by the government to prevent them from harming bystanders. Some even argued that heroes caused more destruction than the villains they were fighting.

At that point, most heroes had no choice but to give in. After all, they became heroes to protect the innocent, and if things had reached this point, maybe government oversight wasn't such a bad idea.

So, with the majority of heroes in agreement, the Japanese government officially passed the "Hero Law."

Ofurse... whether that tragic accident was intentional or not, whould say?

Under this system, heroes were responsible for fighting and capturing villains, while the police handled intelligence and cleanup. Villains that were caught were handed over to the government for prosecution and sentencing. In the beginning, everything seemed to be working fine.

Heroes protected citizens and fought villains, while the government handled trials and punishments, maintaining their reputation and trust among the people.

But as time passed, problems began to surface.

Heroes weren't allowed to kill villains, which meant they had to be careful. A single mistakeuldst them their lives.

Innocent people still got hurt by villains, and their grieving, angry families often felt that the government's punishments were too lenient. But who elseuld they blame?

This resentment didn't explode right away, but over time, it built up. Eventually, with the rise of Midoriya Izuku, everything ignited like a powder keg.

The flaws in the "Hero Law" became cracks in hero society, spreading like a disease that would one day tear the whole system apart.

Midoriya understood this problem. But in reality, hero society wasn't as fragile as it seemed. As long as All Might was still standing, peace wouldn'tllapse—at least not yet.

The "Symbol of Peace" would be passed on. The next inheritor of One for All, Togata Mirio, would bme the next "Symbol of Peace."

Midoriya knew this, which was why he had to start thinking of a solution.

For now, peaceuldn't be broken.

He had to find a way to fix this problem.

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